Welcome to the 10th Annual Los Angeles Television, Script & Film Festival
Sat, Jan 11, 2025. OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!

This is an international annual event held in Los Angeles CA. We screen local, national and international films.

BEST OF THE BEST. We screen comedies, dramas, music videos, and more. Great networking for actors, filmmakers, and other artists.

Meet filmmakers who created selected films in PERSON! Stay for the Q&A with film directors, and enjoy the Awards Ceremony, Red Carpet, and the After Party.

WHEN:
Sat, Jan 11, 2025, 4 PM

WHERE:
Los Angeles Performing Arts Conservatory
10931 W Pico Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90064

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Come to the festival and Vote for your favorite FILM!   The 1st Place Prize is an annual ALL-FILMS PASS for all film events we organize in 2025.
1% of all ticket and festival merchandise sales go to
Free Arts for Abused Children
www.freearts.org

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Schedule
Sat, Jan 11, 2025
Door open 3:30 PM
Screenings 4:00 PM- 5:30 PM

The Tall Woman, Director Ryan Ladao, 9:49, Thriller, United States, FILMMAKERS IN PERSON!
Don't Look Now, Director Geno Marx, 26:00, Comedy, United States, FILMMAKERS IN PERSON!
The Curse of Stigma, Director Derek Watson, 17:03, Documentary, United States
The Online Shop, Director Carsten Woike, 11:50, Germany
Love Photosynthesis, Director Alisa Zolonz, 4:00, Animation, Ukraine, DIRECTOR IN PERSON!
Mama said, Directors Timur Bartels, Serge Mattukat, 3:12, Music Video, Germany
Scroll down for the information on each film.

Q&A with Filmmakers 5:20 PM- 5:45 PM
Awards Ceremony 5:45 PM- 6:00 PM
Networking Opportunity 6:00 PM- 7:00 PM
Festival Ends 7:00 PM

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LOCATION

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PARKING

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TICKETS
1% of all merchandise, ticket, and ALL FILMS PASSES sale go to FREE ARTS FOR ABUSED CHILDREN (www.freearts.org).

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FILMS WE SCREENED IN THE PAST
Watch on Prime, Tubi and other channels.
Full list at www.lacinefest.org/films

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FILMS WE SELECTED THIS YEAR
Screenings starts at 4 PM, Sat, Jan 11, 2025
We'll have Q&A with filmmakers after we screen all films

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The Tall Woman
Director Ryan Ladao
9:49, Thriller
United States
PLAY TRAILER
FILMMAKERS IN PERSON!

Don't Look Now
Director Geno Marx
26:00, Comedy
United States
A diverse group of teachers and staff at a training center for the visually impaired must navigate the daily challenges of working for an underfunded non-profit.
PLAY TRAILER
FILMMAKERS IN PERSON!

The Curse of Stigma
Director Derek Watson
17:03, Documentary
United States
Lives are forever changed when African men and women experience seizures. Demonized and ostracized, those living with epilepsy are forced to live in the shadows because of a suffocated stigma. A lack of awareness and education causes many to see the neurological condition of epilepsy as a curse from demons and witchcraft. The Curse of Stigma follows the life story of 4 Kenyans living with epilepsy. These brave characters share their stories of oppression and assault to break the curse of stigma that surrounds their condition. There is hope in sharing our stories. There is hope for the 10 million living with epilepsy in sub-saharan Africa through storytelling.
PLAY TRAILER

The Online Shop
Director Carsten Woike
11:50,
Germany
A family home in the evening in a small town. Anne is sitting on the sofa with her laptop, her boyfriend Jan is working nearby and her daughter is reading a book. Anne is chatting with the counsellor from an online skincare shop. But this website doesn't sell skincare products, it offers help for victims of domestic violence.

Love Photosynthesis
Director Alisa Zolonz
4:00, Animation
Ukraine
Within the microscopic realm of a leaf, Water embarks on an improbable love story with Chloroplast with the duo struggle to overcome their differences. Battling to unify it triggers a transformative journey for the pair, and others around them
DIRECTOR IN PERSON!

Mama said
Directors Timur Bartels, Serge Mattukat
3:12, Music Video
Germany
"Mama hat gesagt" ("Mama said") by SDP featuring Sido and Esther Graf was released on May 2, 2024. This song is a collaboration between SDP, the well-known German rapper Sido, and the singer Esther Graf. The song is part of the album "Best of 25 Jahre SDP" and was released as a limited 7-inch vinyl. Currently, it is the most successful YouTube video in Germany in the "Music" category. The music video showcases a mix of humorous and nostalgic scenes, complemented by the catchy melody and distinctive styles of the artists. The lyrics of the song address advice and wisdom passed down from the protagonists' mother and play with typical life experiences and life lessons. The music video is available on various platforms, including YouTube, and can also be listened to on streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music. The single quickly gained popularity and charted well in Germany.

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TRAILERS

The Tall Woman

The Curse of Stigma

Don't Look Now

The Online Shop

Mama said

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SCREENPLAYS & STAGE PLAYS
WE SELECTED THIS YEAR
(NOT FILMED YET)
Please note that there will be no screenplays read at the event.
Read some screenplays now, here online. Just click the READ HERE button (where available). If you are a director or producer looking for a new screenplay and want to produce any of those listed works, contact Festival, and we'll contact you with a screenwriter. Some of the writers will be present at the event. It's another opportunity to talk to them about potential collaboration.

Made in Philadelphia
Writer Matthew Clark
Feature Screenplay
United States
The untold true story of Phil Leonetti, the youngest underboss in mafia history, and how he brought down the mob. Set in one of the most brutal eras of the Philadelphia Crime Family, young Phil Leonetti rose through the ranks to become second-in-command to his uncle, Nicodemo "Little Nicky" Scarfo, and eventually turned government witness. His cooperation turned convictions against his own family, John Gotti, Vincent Gigante, and countless others. The downfall of La Cosa Nostra as it was began with Phil Leonetti. "I've spent a year of my life researching Phil Leonetti for "Made in Philadelphia." I've interviews people on both sides of the law, including FBI agents, wise guys, and civilians. I am confident that this is a story that must be told, and I hope to be able to share it with the world." - Matthew Clark, July 2023
READ HERE

We Were Rabbits
Writer Dannielle Pendzich
Stage Play
Mindy and Clint have always had an interesting way of dealing with one another's peculiarities during their marriage. But when Mindy convinces herself that Clint has been cheating on her, she goes through drastic- and surreal- measures to justify her own emotions, warping the truth in her fingers.
READ HERE

Target Six
Writer Douglas Franklyn Olsson
Feature Screenplay
United States
Anton Ward, and ex-KGB hitman, has one last assignment from his Russian handlers before retiring to the Bahamas. However this last job will prove to be the most complicated one of his career. HIs past and future come colliding together in an unimaginable mix of deceit, murder, hope and destiny.
READ HERE

Autumn in Highland Park
Writer Dwayne Colbert
Television Script
United States
Autumn, a determined Canadian student, navigates the challenges of a bustling beauty academy in the eclectic neighborhood of Highland Park, as she strives to prove herself and avoid deportation.
READ HERE

NORMAL, pilot episode, "Emergency Psychiatric Services"
Writers Holly Scarabosio, Michael Miceli, Chris Emmons
Television Script
United States
My TV Drama NORMAL is a gritty, raw, reverent portrayal of what it is actually like inside a locked psychiatric unit.
It's a human, captivating, inspiring, riveting, a TV series that will change you forever. NORMAL is about a young psychiatric nurse and her fiancée writer move from a small town outside of Milwaukie, to the center of San Francisco’s Tenderloin District. Helena is not your ordinary everyday nurse, she is psychic, sometimes her visions leave her both mentally and physically scarred.
READ HERE

White Man Camouflage
Writer DC Cummings
Feature Screenplay
United States
A female black veteran New York State Trooper leaves the Bronx for a new position in the Adirondacks, to enjoy a simple life, only to find herself hunting down the human trafficking ring that kidnapped her daughter.
READ HERE

Misdiagnosis
Writer Sophie Mutiara Whittemore
Television Script
United States
A vampire works as night nurse at the infamous Cross Medical -- entangling themselves with an overly observant Indonesian American journalist who’s just been diagnosed with lupus.
READ HERE

Longwood
Writer Cornell Hubert Calhoun III
Television Script
United States
The murder of a high school exchange student from South Sudan sets off a series of chain of events for members of the powerful Longwood Drug Cartel.
READ HERE

A Boy Called Freddie
Writer Sophie Neville
Feature Screenplay
United Kingdom
An untold story of love, friendship and betrayal inspired by Freddie Mercury’s escape from the Zanzibar revolution of 1964. Expelled from boarding school in India, 17 year-old Freddie returns to the tropical island of Zanzibar to find American satellites being launched from Mercury stations. Songs of the early 1960s flow over balmy days of music and laughter until a convicted rapist overthrows the Sultan and begins slaughtering anyone of Asian or Persian descent. Freddie escapes being rounded up for slave labour as he is under eighteen, but the rebels soon come for his father.
READ HERE

THE THREE TIMES I CRIED
Writer Johnny Galvan
Feature Screenplay
United States
A woman and her little girl fight their way into the heart of a cold blooded assassin.

Cold Old Man
Writer Vakhtang Pridonashvili
Short Screenplay
Russian Federation
The old man grows tired of life, of his family, and longs to see a future where they do not exist. He ventures into the experimental process of freezing "cryonics".

The Age of the Empath
Writer Steve Brown
Television Script
United States
A brilliant physicist is on the verge of scientifically proving that focused thoughts can transform the physical world. But a mysterious group of power-drunk men violently oppose her at every turn. Think THE SECRET (or WHAT THE BLEEP DO WE KNOW?!) meets BLADE RUNNER.

Granny Has A Gambling Problem
Writer Renee L Green
Feature Screenplay
United States
Olivia, a widow and resident of a lively retirement community stays active by gambling with the other widows to avoid loneliness, depression and risk of Alzheimer's. They are all arrested for illegal gambling, forcing her and her friends to spend time either sitting alone at home, or playing in secret while they work toward changing the state gambling laws.

Secrets of Montmartre
Writer Michelle Lynn
Feature Screenplay
United States
Estelle Emerson, an American Tourist visiting Paris for the first time finds herself caught in a dangerous web of espionage and romance, when she witnesses a high profile murder in the vibrant art district of Montmartre. Unsure of who she can trust, she reaches out to charming Intelligent Agent, Ethan Cooper to protect her from the dangerous criminals and solve a high end art heist. on the cobblestone streets of Paris.

HAPPY LANDING
Writers Dianne Lee Blomberg, PhD, Joseph Alexander Carabello
in Television Script
United States
In this 30-min episodic comedy, set in Urban Austin, TX. Maddie (63) gets fired from a prestigious marketing position and is forced to move into a dated 55+ community. She colludes with Marco (67), the flirtatious stoner next door, in an illegal cannabis business. Their children fear these two will get busted and have to move in with them.
It’s a robust perspective on aging, love and taking risks with hilarious consequences - not about getting high.
The oddball ensemble cast weave their stories throughout. Maddie brings her 22-year-old grandson into the business, with universal themes and laughter across three generations. Why now? Because Boomers are everywhere and we’re still challenging the norm. It's Golden Girls meets Breaking Bad.

Taylor Town (The Secrets Kept)
Writer Vincent Edwards
Television Script
United States
Edward Lee Taylor is a business man that runs and isolated town. Where the most powerful people in the world come and do whatever they please for a very expensive price.
Edward controls the information and hidden secrets with absolute control, until one of his guest is killed.
Edward being responsible for their safety, finds himself, chasing a murderer and risking expose to the town and himself.

Theodore's Plate
Writers Stephen Wade Nebgen, Anthony Severe, Jr.
Animation
United States
In the heart of the forest, a poor family dwells in a simple cottage. One Christmas Eve, a Traveler knocks on their door. The Father opens the door to find a man who is battered by snow and chilled by the cold. He invites the Traveler into the cottage and seats him by the roaring fire.
What the Father and the Family do not know is that this is a special guest. And that a simple act of generosity will make this the most wonderful Christmas of all!

The Retreat
Writer Whitney Bryan
Feature Screenplay
United States
A cynical, anxious journalist traumatized by a recent family tragedy investigates a celebrity wellness retreat and is besieged by a deadly, ghostly entity that can only be defeated by acknowledging and integrating the heavy emotions she’s buried for years.

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FESTIVAL ORGANIZED BY

The Festival is organized by Mark Mos, Los Angeles-based Kodak Entertainment Imaging Awarded filmmaker and Film Premieres organizer. Mark has organized premieres such as Oscar's Awarded "Gladiator" (Russell Crowe), "Mission Impossible 2" (Tom Cruise), "Gone in 60 seconds" (Nicholas Cage, Angelina Jolie), "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" (Jim Carrey), and much more. Mark is also a filmmaker; he has a master's degree in TV and Film Production. His films were shown at film festivals in cities such as Los Angeles, Chicago or Salt Lake City, and also European countries.

Mark also selected short comedies from the previous events and created these compilations below.

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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Come to the festival and help us organize it!
We always need an extra hand to  
- greet guests  
- set up chairs for Q&A with filmmakers  
- hang some posters  
- set up tables
APPLY HERE

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Winners

BEST OF THE FESTIVAL Don't Look Now
BEST DIRECTOR The Tall Woman Ryan Ladao
BEST FEMALE DIRECTOR  Love Photosynthesis Alisa Zolonz
BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY Made in Philadelphia

BEST WRITER THE THREE TIMES I CRIED Johnny Galvan
BEST TELEVISION SCRIPT Autumn in Highland Park
BEST CONCEPT Target Six
BEST FEMALE WRITER Misdiagnosis Sophie Mutiara Whittemore
BEST STAGE PLAY We Were Rabbits
BEST STORY Longwood
BEST BASED ON TRUE STORY Granny Has A Gambling Problem

Congrats!

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